The Big Hit

Name: The Big Hit
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1998-04-24
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 5.986

★ 6,0 /10 (489 Votes)

1998 EN 91 min

Overview

Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-ending business. So, when he and his fellow assassins kidnap the daughter of an electronics mogul, it's naturally Melvin who takes the fall when their prime score turns sour. That's because the girl is the goddaughter of the gang's ruthless crime boss. But, even while dodging bullets, Melvin has to keep his real job secret from his unsuspecting fiancée, Pam.

Stream

Rent

Buy

Release date

24/04/1998

Votes

489

Popularity

5.2

Nothing's more dangerous than some nice guys... with a little time to kill.

Genres

Action Comedy Crime Thriller

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

91 min

Budget

$13,000,000

Revenue

$27,007,143

Mark Wahlberg

Melvin Smiley

Lou Diamond Phillips

Cisco

Christina Applegate

Pam Shulman

Avery Brooks

Paris

Bokeem Woodbine

Crunch

Antonio Sabàto Jr.

Vince

China Chow

Keiko Nishi

Lainie Kazan

Jeanne Shulman

Elliott Gould

Morton Shulman

Sab Shimono

Jiro Nishi

Robin Dunne

Gump

Lela Rochon

Chantel

Danny Smith

Video Store Kid

Joshua Peace

Lance

No photo

David Usher

Sergio

Hardee T. Lineham

Accountant

Gerry Mendicino

Slave Trader

No photo

Robert Eaton

Pimp

John Stoneham Sr.

Pimp

No photo

Nicola Jones

Blonde

No photo

Alexa Gilmour

Aly - Keiko's Friend

John Stocker

Sid Mussberger - The Neighbor

No photo

Cotton Mather

Moe

Derrek Peels

Windbush

Tig Fong

Kaya

Danny Lima

Aaron - The Limo Driver

No photo

Morgan Freeman

Boy in Hotel Lobby

No photo

Giovahann White

Paris' Son

No photo

Robert Hannah

Paris' Driver

Matt Birman

Theater Thug (uncredited)

Michael G. Brown

Bodyguard (uncredited)

No photo

Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio

Extra (uncredited)

Layton Morrison

Guard (uncredited)

No photo

Rasta Phil

Bystander (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

Loading soundtrack videos…

Dudes' Night again last night... thought about skipping posting this it was just so god-awful... Instead I guess I'll write 400 some words about it... :P Hit man Marky Mark "just wants people to like him!" and get's over his head in debt trying to maintain both his mistress' and fiance's lifestyles, all while both treat him like garbage. To get out of debt he joins his "Funky Bunch" of buddies to ransom the, unknown to them, connected daughter of a, also unknown to them, bankrupt movie mogul. So not only is hit man Marky Mark a door mat, everyone involved in the caper is a dumb-ass. Couple…

Read full review →

I'm beginning to think that nobody on this site has a sense of humor or a brain. This movie is a parody of the rash of all too serious hitman and gangster movies of the nineties, specifically John Woo. You aren't supposed to take anything about this movie seriously. Everything about this movie is mocking the genre including editing, action scenes and continuity. Think Pootie Tang meets the Naked Gun. I guess you have to be GenX or before to get it. Now get off my lawn.

Read full review →